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factishes

factishes is the plural of factish.

Meaning of factish

Noun

factish (plural factishes)

  1. A scientific "fact" whose power is believed in, but which is ultimately a construction, just as fetishes are constructions believed to hold spiritual powers.
    • Factishes fit well the emergent and networked vision of the world, because they stress the historical quality with which every acting entity is endowed with.2005, Monika A. Szumilak, Reconfiguring Spanish Subjects, page 93

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Questions about factishes

What is factishes the plural of?
Factishes is the plural of factish.

Words near factishes in the dictionary

  1. factiously
  2. factiousness
  3. factiousnesses
  4. factis
  5. factish
  6. factishes
  7. factitial
  8. factitious
  9. factitious disorder imposed on another
  10. factitiously
  11. factitiousness

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